I dare not

He said that he only went to Chengxuan Palace to sit with the emperor for a while, but he still sat on the bed after all.

Xiang Zenan got his wish and saw Gu Qiao's injured area, and carefully applied the medicine on him.

The wound medicine from the Tai Hospital is naturally the best, but it felt itchy and painful when it was applied just now. Gu Qiao frowned in pain, and muttered: "No, I won't need it in the future."

Xiang Zenan assured him that in the future he would study the technique well, practice hard, and work hard to prevent bloodshed from happening again.

Gu Qiao blinked, distrusting him, "Is that so? Your Majesty said that it didn't hurt that day."

Xiang Zenan raised his right palm and said seriously, "Really, if I lie to you, I will let you be on it."

Gu Qiao imagined that scene for a while, and a layer of goose bumps appeared on her arms in fright.Lie down and pulled the quilt to cover himself, rolled inward, immediately wrapped tightly, "I dare not, Your Majesty, don't say such things."

Xiang Zenan leaned forward and hugged him in his arms, kissing and biting his face like a big dog.

Gu Qiao was held tightly by him, there was no way to avoid it, so she had no choice but to fight back gently.

The two quarreled and fired again.

Gu Qiao can always be easily satisfied, just thinking of His Majesty's hand can't bear it anymore.

After a while, he said softly, "I'll help you."

Xiang Zenan kissed his forehead, "It will tire you out, it's enough to hold you to sleep."

Gu Qiao buried her head in his neck, blushed and struggled for a while, and finally mustered up the courage to whisper: "Use your mouth..."

Xiang Zenan's breathing was stagnant, and the string of reason in his mind was about to snap.He gnawed on the lips of the person in his arms fiercely, kissing him until he had difficulty breathing, blushed, and tears filled his eyes before letting him go.

The young emperor panted heavily, and said in a hoarse voice, "No need."

Gu Qiao pressed her face against his chest, and reached into the quilt.

In the middle of the night, the bed tents became quiet.

Gu Qiao was too sleepy to open her eyes, "Go to sleep, it's time to get up and face in two hours."

Xiang Zenan sighed, and said in a lazy voice, "I have realized what it means to have a spring night, a short day, and a high rise. From then on, the king will not go to court early."

"Don't say that, it's unlucky!" Gu Qiao quickly covered his mouth, paused and said, "Don't make trouble so late in the future!"

"Yes, yes, yes," Xiang Zenan hugged him and closed his eyes, "Gu Shiyi is the most powerful admonisher in Hao Kingdom, I will listen to you, go to sleep."

The second day was the Xiaochaohui. Gu Qiao got up two quarters of an hour early and went to the Political Affairs Hall in advance to wait.

It was still early, and the officials had not yet entered the palace.Gu Qiao took a book and sat on the sidelines to read, unexpectedly, Shangguan Boya was the first to come.

Gu Qiao buried her face in the book, pretending not to see him.

Shangguan Boya leisurely paced over, walked around behind him, approached him and whispered, "Did Gu Shiyi go back to Yu Wang's Mansion last night?"

Gu Qiao gave him a look that had nothing to do with you, and cupped his hands perfunctorily: "General Shangguan."

Shangguan Boya sniffed his shoulder, "The smell is so familiar, Gu Shiyi and His Majesty used the same kind of incense?"

Gu Qiao felt that he was really bored, and he was not easy to get angry, so he could only flip the pages of the book.

Shangguan Boya teased him for a while, and the officials who participated in the small court meeting arrived one after another.Gu Qiao quietly raised her sleeve and smelled it, but she didn't feel any smell.

One of the major issues discussed today is to increase military spending in northern Xinjiang.

In the fifth year of Qing'an, the old general Shangguan pacified the northern border, and drove the northern barbarians who invaded Hao country beyond the Sayan Mountains, giving the northern border stability for decades.

After the northern border was stabilized, Lord Qing'an reduced military expenditures year by year.The salaries of officials in the DPRK and China are raised every three years, and the salaries of soldiers in northern Xinjiang are still at the level of more than ten years ago.The big guys have a lot of opinions, and some people's hearts are already unstable. Shangguan Boya came to Beijing with this matter in mind.

He said earnestly: "The matter of frontier defense is the most important thing for a country. It is a taboo to neglect military affairs after a long period of peace. The leader of the northern barbarians, Helutu, has the talent of his grandfather. I think it should not be ignored. However, the money is not enough, and the soldiers My heart is restless, I hope His Majesty will judge it."

Gu Qiao was distracted for a while, thinking that he can still speak well.

Xiang Zenan asked the ministers what their opinions were, and naturally everyone present supported them. First, everyone knew that the new emperor had a lot to do with the Shangguan family, and second, Emperor Qing'an had indeed done a good job of suppressing the north. some.

In addition, it was discovered this year that the Lianzhou gold mine had hidden a huge amount of wealth. Now that the national treasury is full, the most stingy Minister of the Ministry of Finance has also become rich and powerful, and he took the initiative to come forward and said: "The national frontier defense should be prepared by itself. Your servant please Increase military spending to stabilize the northern frontier so that foreign enemies cannot go south."

The people in charge of the money said so, and the others agreed one after another, and the matter was settled like this.

Afterwards, there were a few more minor issues, which were raised by officials from various ministries, and the emperor asked the ministers to discuss it before making a decision himself.

Gu Qiao looked at him with ease, and remembered that when he just returned to Beijing, he couldn't even recognize the officials of the court and China, and he had to ask himself whether he should speak before speaking in the political affairs hall.Since when has he been able to control the situation by himself?When he was convalescing, he was surrounded by enemies in court, and he must have suffered a lot, but he never mentioned it to himself.

Since ancient times, there has always been a difficult transition for the new emperor to ascend the throne. Fortunately, Xiang Zenan had already made preparations during the prince's time. Now it is the safest way to carry out reforms step by step.

Gu Qiao couldn't help being gratified and proud. In his heart, Xiang Zenan would one day become a wise king comparable to Yao, Shun and Yutang. He just hoped that after a hundred years, history books would not write himself into it to add stains to him.

This day, Chao Xiao Anzi had been waiting outside early, so Gu Qiao had no choice but to follow him to Qianyang Palace.He thought dizzily, it's still not easy to be a favorite concubine, especially when the favorite concubine also has to work as a civil servant.

Both of them slept late last night, Gu Qiao's mind was in a mess, but Xiang Zenan was still refreshed, and he didn't know what he ate to grow up, so he was so energetic.

The emperor didn't let him do anything, so he let him sit in front of the imperial case and read his own review of the memorial.

Gu Qiao supported her head and looked at it for a while before falling asleep without holding back. When she woke up, she found herself lying in the warm pavilion with a blanket covering her body.

"Are you awake?" Xiang Zenan reached out and touched his face, "Get up and eat something."

"Well, Your Majesty, what time is it?" Gu Qiao rubbed her eyes and sat up.The official robe had been taken off at some point, and the collar of the white undershirt was crooked, exposing a section of collarbone.

Xiang Zenan helped him tidy up his clothes, "It's already past noon, are you hungry? I'll send someone to bring food in."

"Ah."

When Xiao Anzi led the two maids in, Gu Qiao was already fully dressed.

The square table in the warm pavilion was quickly put on a few unremarkable delicacies. Sitting opposite the emperor, he looked like a king, a sage, and a minister.

With palace servants serving him, he had no choice but to abide by the rule of not talking when eating, but Xiang Zenan touched his legs with his feet from time to time under the table, and his meal was full of undercurrents.

Gu Qiao put down his chopsticks, thinking that no matter how the emperor coaxes him today, he will find an excuse to leave the palace.

Xiang Zenan seemed to know what he was thinking, and said first: "I will accompany me out of the palace later."

Gu Qiao was stunned. In the Hao Kingdom, there was an accident where the emperor went out of the palace in micro-clothes, so in order to prevent the emperor from going out at will to cause trouble, the Ministry of Rituals designed a set of extremely cumbersome procedures for leaving the palace. If you want to go out, you have to go out at least half a day in advance. months to prepare.

"Your Majesty, do you want to go out formally or..."

Xiang Zenan winked at him and mouthed, "Go out secretly."

"Huh? Where are you going?"

"Go to Prince Yu's Mansion."

Gu Qiao reminded: "But, Your Majesty, you cannot leave the palace at will."

"It's okay, you go out in the carriage later, I'll hide inside," Xiang Zenan grinned, "It's up to you."

Gu Qiao thought for a while that it would be fine if she just went to Yu Wang's Mansion, so she agreed.

"By the way," he remembered, "King Yu's eyes are fake."

Xiang Zenan raised his eyebrows, "Brother told you? It seems that he regards you as his own."

"Uh," Yu Wang's teasing flashed in Gu Qiao's mind, her ears were red, and she hesitated, "Maybe."

"I had my father and my second brother here before, so it's hard to tell you about it. In fact, since I was born, my elder brother has been acting as a blind person. First to save my life, and then to protect me."

"Your Majesty said last time that when King Yu broke his leg in the Imperial Garden at the age of 13, the second emperor... King Yi was watching. At that time, King Yi did it on purpose, right?"

"Well, I was born not long ago, and He Mengqing's people came to kill me, but my elder brother stopped me, and they suspected that my elder brother was pretending. We were helpless in the palace, and we had to go everywhere. Be cautious, fortunately the Empress Dowager came forward to protect us."

He said it lightly, but the danger in it can't be summed up by a person who is cautious everywhere.

This incident was a thorn in the hearts of the two brothers Zenan and Zebei. Because of this, Zebei hated the He family and the second child deeply, while Zenan didn't hate that deeply because he was still young at that time.On the contrary, I feel that my eldest brother is doing it to protect himself, and I feel very guilty towards my eldest brother.

Gu Qiao stood up and walked to him, hugged his head softly to his chest, and stroked his hair, "No one will dare to bully you and elder brother from now on."

Xiang Zenan let him hug him happily, and leaned against his slender body, "Then if someone bullies me, will Gu Shiyi help me?"

Gu Qiao said seriously: "That's natural, I will make the decision for you."